Combination coat and skirt hanger



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O/ga 5. Eve/e12 United States Patent 3,261,518 COMBINATION COAT ANDSKIRT HANGER Oiga G. Everett, Charette Products Corp., 6 E. 32nd St.,New York, N.Y. Filed Sept. 9, 1964, Ser. No. 395,216 1 Claim. (Cl.22391) This invention relates to new and useful improvements in garmenthangers.

A principal object of the present invention according to one embodimentthereof is to provide a combined coat hanger and clamping skirt hangerin a unitary structure.

Another object of the invention is to provide a structure of this kindwith a cover to protect the structure and to enhance the appearance ofthe structure.

A further object according to a modification of the invention is toprovide a hanger for clamping the sides of a skirt in supportedcondition, the hanger being covered to protect the hanger and garmentshung thereon, and to prevent rust and to enhance the appearance of thehanger.

Still another object according to another modification of the inventionis to provide a coat hanger with pivotal devices for clamping the sidesof the skirt thereto.

A specific object of the invention is to provide a hanger with a pair ofspring clips for clamping the sides of one end of a skirt thereto.

For further comprehension of the invention and of the objects andadvantages thereof, reference will be had to the following descriptionand accompanying drawings and to the appended claim in which the variousnovel features of the invention are more particularly set forth.

In the accompanying drawings forming a material part of this disclosure:

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a combined coat hanger andclamping skirt hanger made in accordance with one form of the invention.

FIG. 2 is a similar view with the cover almost completely removedtherefrom.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged sectional view taken on the line 3-3 of FIG. 1.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged sectional view taken on the line 44 of FIG. 1.

FIG. 5 is a fragmentary top plan view of one end of the coat hangerunit.

FIG. 6 is a view taken on the line 6-6 of FIG. 1.

FIG. 6A is a front elevational view of the structure of FIG. 1 showing acoat in supported condition thereon, parts being shown broken away,parts being shown in section.

FIG. 7 is a front elevational view of a skirt hanger embodying amodified form of the invention, a skirt being shown in supportedcondition in dash lines.

FIG. 8 is a vertical sectional view taken on the line 8-8 of FIG. 7.

FIG. 9 is a front elevational view of a combined coat hanger andclamping skirt hanger embodying another modified form of the invention,the clamping clips being shown in inoperative position.

FIG. 10 is a bottom plan view of one end of the structure of FIG. 9.

Referring in detail to the drawings, in FIG. 1 a combined coat hangerand clamping skirt hanger is illustrated and designated generally as 10.The device 10 includes a coat hanger unit 12 and a skirt hanger unit 14.

The coat hanger unit 12 comprises a slightly curved body 16 formed of anelongated loop of round wire 18 covered with fabric padding material 20encased in a fabric cover 22. The cover is round in cross section asseen in FIG. 3. Midway the ends of the cover there is a hole 24extending centrally therethrough.

The skirt hanger unit 14 comprises a body formed of two curved roundwire arms 26, 26 joined at their top ends by a shank portion 28 of ahook 30, the shank and ends being welded or otherwise suitably fastenedto each other. The joint between the hook and arms extends through thebottom of the hole 24 in the cover 22 and through the space between thelooped wire 18 and out through the top of the hole, the shank extendingabove the body of the hanger. The hole is preferably covered by a ribbon32 formed into a bow 34 for appearance sake. The arms terminate at theirends in flattened coiled formations consisting of flattened spring loops36 forming spring clips 40 extending lengthwise of the ends of the arms26. The coils can be separated under pressure and will return to normalposition upon release of the pressure. The skirt hanger is covered witha velvet cloth 44, which may be of a color contrasting with the color ofthe cover 22 of the pad on the coat hanger unit 12.

In FIG. 6A, a fabric coat 50 is shown supported on the hanger structure10, the shoulders 52 of the coat embracing the shoulder portions of thebody of the hanger unit 12, with the collar 54 of the coat encirclingthe shank 28 of the hook 30, the hook extending above the coat formounting on a rod or the like. The clamping coiled clips 36 of the skirthanger unit 14 are disposed inside the breast of the coat withoutinterfering with the hanging of the coat.

In FIGS. 7 and 8, a modified form of clamping skirt hanger 14'construction is shown. The hanger 14' differs from the skirt hanger 14in that the arms 26' depend only a short distance below the bottom ofthe shank 28' of the hook 30' and then extends at right angles to theplane of the shank. The joint between the bottom of the shank and thearms 26' is covered with velvet cover 60 similar to the material of thecover of the arms and coiled clips 36'. A skirt 58 is shown clampedbetween the coils of the clips 36' and suspended from the hanger.

A more simplified form of combined coat hanger and clamping skirt hanger10a. is shown in FIGS. 9 and 10; wherein the coat hanger unit 12adiffers from the coat hanger unit 12 of FIG. 1 in that the shank 28a ofthe hook 30a extends upwardly through a recess in the top center of thebody of the coat hanger. In this form, the clamping skirt hanger 14a isconstituted by a pair of spring wire elongated coils 36a pivotal-1ymounted on pivot pins 64 at one end extending cross-wise of the body ofthe coat hanger. Grooves 6 6 are formed in the bottom surface of thebody of the hanger unit 12a at its ends, the grooves intersecting theends of the body, as seen in FIG. 10.

In use, the coiled clips 36a are swung outwardly of the grooves to theposit-ions shown .in FIG. 10 whereupon the ends of the top of a skirtmay be inserted between the spring coils and the coils, with the ends ofthe skirt therein swung inwardly into the grooves 66, the grooves beingsufiiciently wide for this operation.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred embodiments of myinvention, it is to be understood that I do not limit myself to theprecise construct-ions herein disclosed and that various changes andmodifications may 3 be made within the scope of the invention as definedin the appended claim.

What is claimed is: A combined coat and skirt hanger comprising a curvedbody portion of elongated looped wire for supporting a coat, a cover ofpadding for said body portion, a substantially invented V-shapedelongated body portion of curved round Wires, 2. cover of velvet forsaid V-shaiped body portion, an upstanding hook secured to andconnecting said body portions, a cover of velvet for said hook, andspring velvet covered clips of coil fonmaoion on the free ends of saidV-s-ha-ped body portion, said clips being in line with the ends of thecurved body portion, the coils of said clips adapted to grip the top endof a skint for supporting said skirt in suspended condition.

References Cited by the Examiner UNITED STATES PATENTS Kingsbu'ry 22388Hunter 22391 Wordingham 22388 Zemba 22388 Roth'eraine 22391 Gillespie eta1 22390 Wolf 22392 Barnes 22388 JORDAN FRANKLIN, Primary Examiner.

G. KRIZMANICH, Assistant Examiner.

